How to get involved with Mary’s Meals
Whether it’s becoming a regular giver, fundraising for us or volunteering your time, you can make an incredible difference to the children we serve by getting involved with our charity.
There are many ways you can support our vision that every child receives a daily meal in their place of education.
From volunteering at community events or hosting your own fundraiser, to taking part in a sponsored activity, your efforts have an enormous impact on the lives of the children we serve.
Here are a few ways in which you can support our work and help us to reach the next hungry child.
Become a regular giver
Regular gifts help us plan for the future – and that’s what sets them apart from other donations.
When you set up a Direct Debit, standing order or recurring card payment to Mary’s Meals, you’re right there beside us as we grow the global movement and help us to keep our promise to reach the next child waiting for Mary’s Meals.
When you set up a Direct Debit, standing order or recurring card payment to Mary’s Meals, you’re right there beside us as we grow the global movement and help us to keep our promise to reach the next child waiting for Mary’s Meals.
Fundraise for our charity
Our fundraisers are a vital spark that help to keep Mary’s Meals’ light burning. These generous people generate funds to put food on plates for more than 2.4 million vulnerable children across the globe every school day.
By getting involved with fundraising for Mary’s Meals, you can make a lasting change to the lives of children living in some of the world’s poorest communities.
Volunteer your time
You can assist our teams in the UK, Europe and North America in raising awareness and funds to support our mission to end child hunger.
Whether it's organising fundraising events and starting conversations about our work in your country or using your skills to support Mary’s Meals in a local office or remotely, you can help to bring hope to vulnerable children by volunteering your time.
Join our youth ambassadors
If you’re aged between 16-25, you can join our global movement of Mary’s Meals Youth Ambassadors to help raise awareness and fundraise in your school, university, workplace or as part of a national group.
Becoming a Youth Ambassador will give you opportunities to meet other young people across the world and gain leadership development skills that support you in your role.
Partner with us
We work together with partners across the world who share our vision that every child receives a daily meal in their place of education. With fundraising offices in over 20 countries, we develop deep-rooted relationships with those who share our values and passion:
- Global corporate partnerships – we work with global corporates, national companies and small to medium-sized businesses to develop flexible, high impact and bespoke partnerships
- Philanthropic giving – we have a global community of philanthropists, whose generosity and compassion play a vital role in enabling us to support over 2.4 million children every school day
- Trusts and foundations – we work alongside corporate, private and family foundations that align with our values and commitment to help us realise our vision.
There are all sorts of other ways you could get involved with Mary's Meals – from sharing our story in your place of work, school or church, to leaving a gift in your will. Together, we can make a difference.
Philip Reilly serves as our Director of Philanthropy. He oversees our global fundraising strategies and works closely with our national affiliates to help achieve long-term sustainability and growth of our movement.
It costs just £19.15, €22, $25.20 USD or $31.70 CAD to provide a child with school meals for an entire school year. There are many ways you can help support our work and help us reach the next hungry child waiting for Mary’s Meals. There may even be a Mary's Meals office or volunteer group in your area. Learn more about how you can get involved and make a difference.
